Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-03
away, LETT the Capitol, and walked back
TO the Exchange.
THE GOVERNORS RECEPTION AND OTHER
soCIABILITIRs


Miss Thornton lunched Yesterday
with Mrs. Woodbridge. The ladies
present were: Mrs. Woodbridge, Miss
Edmonds, Mrs. w. L. Royal, Miss
Bessie Lay, Miss Grace Adams, Miss
Agnes Mayo, Miss Fannie Ross, Miss
Hattie Ross, Mrs. Philip Haxall, Miss
Effie Branch, Miss Otey Cullen, Miss
Thornton, Miss Lulie Elicit, Miss Ro-
salie Peasants. There were no gentle
men present.
Thursday night Messrs. Thornton.
Braithwaite, and Bouverie will dine with
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Royal at
their residence, No. 3 west Franklin.
A reception in honor Of Sir Edward
and his daughter and Messrs. Braith
waite and Bouverie was given at the
Executive Mansion last night. Mrs.
Lee is absent from the city. Gov
eInor Lee was assisted in the enter
tainment by Mrs. DIR. George Ross, Mrs.
Philip Hoxall. and Mrs Caskie Cabell.
here was an orchestral band in one of
ihc parlors, and the house was bril-
linntly lighted from top to bottom. The
reception lastef from 9 to II o'clock,
and there was a large crowd present.
Nearly all there, ladies' and gentlemen,
were i'll full dress. Miss Thornton
wore o Nile-green surah silk, trimmed
with white lace yellow ribbons.
Miss thornton leaves to-day for
Washington.
Governor Lee also goes TO Wash
ington to-day.
AT SEVEN PINES.
Sunday afternoon Delegates Down
ing and Echols and Messrs. Bralthwaite
and Rouvcrie drove down to the battle
field OF Seven Pines. The two English
men seemed to he well pleased, and
from their conversation appeared to be
well posted in American war history.
In the House.
In the House yesterday Mr. Wise, Of
James City, offered the following reso-
luton and moved that the rules he sus-
pended and the resolution placed on
the calendar :
Whereas tits Tie opinion Of Tie people Of T. il
tOgetherto 10 formulate plan for the unal settle
ment Of the Stale debt; and whereas according
20 parliamentary usage each member Of tbs
tOdy has right 10 attend all meetings OF COM
mittees acting under the authority Of this
body: therefore
Resolted, That every mcmber Of this Leglsis-
tuTe shall have The privilege 70 attend. NJ his
option. as n spectator, az all meetings OF the
debt commission, that each and all may have
full information In regard 10 the argEmen nts
and facts presented with view TO an intelli-
gent action when the final deliberations shall
be presented 10 this body for ratification or re-
lection.
RAISE THE VEIL.
Mr.. Wise, in advocacy of the resolu-
tiol, said that the justice of its adop-
ton would recommend itself to every
fair-mindod member of the House.
Furthermore, he thought it the right Of
the members Of the Legislature to at
tend the sessions of any Of its commit
tees. and he claimed that if the pro
ceedings of the debt commission were
to be kept secret the Legislature would
not know how to act upon the final re-
concentrations which might be made.
He insisted that no parliamentary pre-
cedent in THIS counay could be found
for the exclusion Of any member of the
Legislature from the cOmmittee-room.
The House refused to suspend the
rules, so the resolution was sent to a
counrniftqa